What color is #DEDBC8?

#DEDBC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDBC8?

The RGB value is 222, 219, 200: 222 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBC8?

The complementary color is #C8CBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDBC8 color

#DEDBC8 rgb(222, 219, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDBC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.9% green and 78.4% blue (222, 219, 200).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#DEDBC8 color codes

HEX	`#DEDBC8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 219, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.17, -2.22, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.17, 9.96, 102.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.88, 70.363, 64.743)`
Decimal	`14605256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDBC8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEDBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEDBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedbc8; }
.text { color: #dedbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 219 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedbc8, #d6dec8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEDBC8?: #DEDBC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDBC8?: The RGB value is 222, 219, 200: 222 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDBC8?: The complementary color is #C8CBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.